Freddie Freeman was not in the starting lineup for all three of the Dodgers' games against the Braves due to a "little mishap" where he slipped entering the shower at home, aggravating his surgically repaired right ankle,

Manager Dave Roberts hopes, with an off-day on Thursday, that the All-Star first baseman will be back in the lineup when the team opens a three-game series in Philadelphia on Friday.

The World Series MVP, who could be back in the lineup as soon as Wednesday, considers himself fortunate that his Sunday bathtub slip didn’t result in a more serious injury.

Freddie Freeman says his slip and fall in the shower was a “freak accident.” LOS ANGELES (AP) — Freddie Freeman is hearing it after he slipped and fell in the shower, injuring his surgically repaired right ankle and missing his second straight game for the Los Angeles Dodgers.

Freeman (wrist) will start at second base and bat ninth in Thursday's game versus the Phillies. Freeman hasn't played since being hit on the left wrist by a pitch in Sunday's game versus the Rays, but he's feeling well enough to give it a go in Thursday's series finale.

Los Angeles Dodgers star Freddie Freeman is explaining this week how his bizarre recent shower injury happened.